How to install the interior door: do it yourself

Each room, be it an office or a residential building, has interior doors in its interior arsenal. Traditionally, doors perform a separation function. They separate the rooms of any room from one another. And in this article we want to tell in detail about how to install the interior door.

The use of interior doors increases comfort, increases sound insulation and gives a person the desired privacy. Today, the domestic market is full of options for interior doors.

You can choose products for any budget and for different needs. So, you can buy a modest classic door, and you can buy a chic, massive product, inlaid with precious stones.

If you have chosen and purchased the door you like, this is half the battle. The main thing ahead, if you decide to do everything yourself, you need to know how to install interior doors.

• 1 Preliminary work

• 1.1 Lock and hinge installation
• 1.2 Assembly and installation of the door frame
• 1.3 Installation of the door frame

Preliminary work

Installing interior doors is quite time-consuming and laborious process. In order to do it yourself, you will have to gather the will into a fist and show maximum restraint, skill and patience.

Only in this case you will get a satisfactory result. Most importantly, you must remember that the work done with your own hands brings a lot of pleasure and enhances self-esteem.

Tip! If you decide on an independent installation, but still do not know how to install interior doors, then use the right and left-side hinges. They provide convenience when adjusting the door leaf, its installation and dismantling. This is especially useful when working alone.

Before you get to work, you need to stock up with all the necessary tools. Otherwise, in the absence of a saw or hammer, you will not be able to solve the riddle, as set the interior door.

So, to install the door you will need:

1. Normal hammer.
2. Screwdriver or screwdriver.
3. Saw equipped with a small hardened tooth.
4. Stuslo (this is a tool for corner trimming).
5. Chisel or compact hand mill.
6. For spacers and wedges, stock up on bars.
7. Level or plummet
8. Corner, preferably with a double-sided ruler.
9. Foam assembly (preferably with a margin).

In general, if you have in stock all the necessary tools, you can proceed to the installation of interior doors.

As with all construction procedures, the installation of the door can be divided into several conditional stages. Observing their sequence, you will learn how to install interior doors, and gain invaluable experience.

Lock and hinge installation

At the moment there are a great variety of different loops and locks. They differ in shape and size. For simple and comfortable installation, it is recommended not to deviate from the standard, according to which it follows that there must be strictly 200 mm from the edge of the hinge to the edge of the canvas itself.

Similarly, it should be the bottom. At the same time from the floor to the door handle, it is recommended to adhere to a distance of 1000 - 900 mm. Often manufacturers themselves mark these distances on their products.

Sampling under the hinges and the lock can be done using a hand-held electrofilling machine or a sharp chisel. Care should be taken when working with a chisel, as the use of this tool requires certain skills.

Having measured the required 200 mm from the edges, we apply hinges (see Hinges for interior doors) and mark their borders with a sharply sharpened pencil. Take a marker and mark on the reverse side, lower and upper, respectively, the letters "H" and "B". These marks in the future will help us precisely plant the hinges.

If you use a chisel, then you need to cut through your contour. For this fit a sharp knife for cutting wallpaper. Approximate slot depth - 1 mm.

This is done so that the chisel does not jump off the markings. The chisel should be used carefully so as not to deform the laminated part of the door.

During the installation of the loops, you need to pre-drill the holes for the screws. It is recommended to install the lock on the already installed interior door, after the foam has completely cured and the door block is securely fastened. At this stage, we received a part of the answer to the question of how interior doors are installed.

Assembly and installation of the door frame

Even despite the fact that all furniture manufacturers claim that all doors are manufactured exclusively in standard sizes (which is true in most cases), it is recommended to measure the dimensions of your door leaf before starting to assemble the door frame.

There are cases when the canvas is different from the standard by 3-4 mm, and this may be critical.

• For convenience, start assembling the door frame on the large table. or two smaller combined tables, if there is no such possibility, spread the packing board and place it on the floor.
• First you need to saw off the transverse bar door frame according to your size (see interior doors with a box).
• Next, on the right and left stock billet set loop so that they are parallel to the hinges that we previously installed on the door frame.
• Stoevy preparations need to be sawed off so that the necessary gap appeared between a floor and a doorapproximately 10-15 mm. We perform this procedure if we install a door without a threshold.

Note! The door frame must be assembled by somorez. Care must be taken to avoid bias and distortion. Do not forget that before you screw the screw, you must first drill a hole for it.

• If the need arises, there is an opportunity to increase the width of our box at the expense of the so-called finishing strips.. To do this, we need to insert the bar into the groove and tighten the screws to the back of the box. Width of the additional plate is selected according to the wall thickness. If the plank exceeds the width of the wall with its dimensions, it can and should be trimmed with an ordinary saw.

Installation of the door frame

First we place the door frame in the doorway. Now we need to secure it with wedges. Next, you need to adjust the box using a plumb line and level. After all these operations, we hang the door leaf and adjust the clapboard.

Next, tightly insert along the perimeter of the gaps of the cardboard from under the package. This is done so that the mounting foam does not deform our door frame. The perimeter of the door frame must be protected with molar tape, which will prevent the penetration of the mounting foam.

After the above operations, it is necessary to moisten the opening of the wall of a conventional spray with water. This will provide a more reliable fixation of the mounting foam.

We start fixing the door frame with foam. This is done by filling the gaps between the box and the wall. After that, we wait for the complete rejection of the foam. Usually, the time of rejection is indicated on the packaging.

Tip! To ensure quality results and reduce time, do not be greedy and get a professional foam, and a special gun for her.

Now it remains for us to cut off the remnants of the foam and proceed to the installation of the platbands. We are as close as possible to solving the problem of how to install interior doors.

Installation of door trim

For those who do not know, the platband is a decorative element of the design of the doorway in the form of a variety of shaped or profiled strips.

Platbands are of several types:

• flat casing;
• rounded platbands;
• curly platbands.

By the way of mounting the platbands are divided into two categories:

• false casings;
• telescopic platbands.

The difference between overhead and telescopic is that the telescopic casing has a so-called "beak." This is the protrusion that enters the grooves of the door frame and is thus fixed.

The platbands should be fixed to the door leaf already hung. Since the greatest difficulty is the installation of overlays, let's consider their installation:

• first substitute the stand-casing in the place of the intended installation;
• mark the necessary marks with a pencil;
• make cross-casing cut at 45 degrees. Slaughtered edge substitute our mark and make a new mark, thereby determining the place of the second corner;
• then it is necessary to bait our transverse platband according to our marks on special nails;
• take the left stoyoj platband, mark the cut and cut it off. Fasten it with the transverse casing;
• fasten our trim. To do this, sew them tightly against the door frame.

Note! Door trim should not interfere with the opening and closing of the door. Therefore, install them with a small indentation from the door leaf!

Congratulations, you have received the necessary instructions and now you know how to install the interior door. This is a useful life experience, which is useful to any owner. Self-installation of interior doors - it is not always saving money. Most often, this is proof that you have “straight” arms, which is especially important for every man.

Вообще, было бы неплохо понаблюдать за тем, how to install interior doors профессионалы. Изготовители дверей в каждой  инструкции, прилагаемой к их продукции, рекомендуют монтировать двери только профессионалам. И, если вы все же решитесь на самостоятельный монтаж, то необходимо неукоснительно следовать инструкции, которая подробно описывает  как устанавливать двери.

In order for this instruction to help you install your new door correctly, supplement it with watching videos from the network, ask your friends, learn about their experience and only then proceed to the installation.

Remember that in case of non-compliance with the requirements of the instructions, damaged products are not subject to warranty replacement. Therefore, before proceeding to self-installation of the interior door, you should think twice!

On the one hand, self-installation allows you to achieve significant savings, and on the other hand, using the services of a professional, you can count on a perfect result. In any case, the decision is yours, the main thing is to follow the instructions and carefully follow the rules!